The form property Assignment: Index to graphic form property is required, for example, to display a (fixed) graphic in the data area in the terminal diagram.
Preconditions:
- You have opened a project.
- You have opened the form whose properties you would like to edit in the form editor (Utilities > Master data > Form > Open > [Open]).
- You have opened the Form properties - <Form name dialog ( Popup menu > Properties in the form in the navigator dialog Pages - <Project name>).
- In the Form properties - <Form name> dialog, click [...] in the Value column of the Assignment: Index to graphic property.
- In the Assignment: Index to graphic dialog, click (New), to create a new line in the assignment table.
- In the Index field, enter a different value, if necessary. The default is always <next_highest_number>.
- Click [...] in the Symbol name field.
- In the Symbol selection dialog, select the symbol whose graphic you want to assign to the index.
- Click [OK].
The associated data is adopted in the Symbol library and Description fields. - In the Symbol variant field, select the desired symbol from the drop-down list of all the existing variants of the current symbol.
- Perform all further assignments in a similar manner.
- Click [OK].
The assignments are stored and can be inserted into the form using placeholders.
In the Form properties - <Form name> dialog, the assignments are displayed as follows in the Value column:
<Index number>;<Symbol library>;<Symbol number>;<Variant>|<Index number>;<Symbol library>;<Symbol number>;<Variant>|...
1;SPECIAL;307;0|2;IEC_EPLAN_D;12;1
Note:
Take care that only the symbols of the stored symbol libraries are displayed.
See also